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In the underground storage room of Fortress Base, Lin Yuan was happily busy. After successfully figuring out the formula and sourcing the materials for the E7-level Protective Coating, he had no issues in preparing it.
This E7-standard Protective Coating was undoubtedly an excellent product. Once applied, it could instantly enhance the overall Enhancement Level by 10 points, which explained its high price.
Thus, aside from coating his own Mechanical Body, Lin Yuan also thoroughly coated Mouse One inside and out. As a result, although Mouse One only had an Enhancement Level of 1, its outer defense had reached an impressive Enhancement Level of 11 thanks to the protective coating. It was like transforming from a flimsy weapon into a powerful one.
However, this coating was quite extravagant. Lin Yuan calculated carefully using his Intellect; given the size of his current Mechanical Body, applying the coating consumed 0 grams of Protective Coating, equivalent to 10 Mechanical Coins. Moreover, its effectiveness lasted only a year. If it were to wear off during battle, he would need to reapply it, making it a significant financial burden.
Without a doubt, if a Mechanical Warrior earned less than 20,000 Mechanical Coins in a Mechanical Year, they would surely go bankrupt.
Furthermore, Protective Coating was just one part of the expenses. As a Mechanical Warrior, one would always need to update and repair various weapons, replenish energy supplies, purchase Modification Points, and replace damaged Parts of their Mechanical Body. Any one of these expenses required a substantial amount of Mechanical Coins. When considering all these factors together, a Mechanical Warrior would need to earn at least One Hundred Thousand Mechanical Coins in a Mechanical Year just to make ends meet!
This realization struck Lin Yuan as both terrifying and bizarre. He felt fortunate not to be in Mechanical City; otherwise, he would have surely ended up as a beggar or bankrupt!
Fortunately, he now had a stable source of income!
Because of this stability, applying the prepared E7-standard Protective Coating on Mouse One truly pained Lin Yuan's heart. Despite having already trimmed unnecessary devices from Mouse One multiple times, the entire coating still consumed a whopping 5 kilograms of E7-standard paint. Converted into Mechanical Coins, that amounted to 15,000 Mechanical Coins—almost one-tenth of the million debts he owed.
How could he not feel heartbroken? How could he not? In both his past and present lives, he had never been this extravagant!
125,000 Mechanical Coins—what a hefty price!
Fortunately, after applying the E7 Protective Coating, Mouse One could now be upgraded to Old Turtle No. 1 and could withstand attacks from Anzhela Venom Bees. Lin Yuan even estimated that it could provoke Colin Red Hornet.
However, for now, Lin Yuan was not willing to take such risks. The first thing he needed to do was return to Sub-base S-5 and safely store his collection there.
Of course, he also needed to transport back another 5 kilograms of E7-standard paint to earn his first bucket of gold in his robotic life.
For this brand new journey, Lin Yuan had prepared for a full ten days. Not only did he install the Laser Heavy Machine Gun, but he also conducted a thorough inspection of Mouse One. Once he confirmed everything was in order, he began loading his collection piece by piece, creating a chaotic scene reminiscent of a beggar moving house. Yet, Lin Yuan himself was thoroughly pleased.
When everything was ready, Lin Yuan activated Mouse One and slowly departed from the exit. The entire process was incredibly safe, with the Anzhela Venom Bees showing no signs of disturbance.
Internally exhilarated, Lin Yuan laughed heartily. He accessed the position through his Auditory Radar and then maneuvered the rudimentary control stick he had personally designed and built, lifting off into the air and heading towards the S-5 Sub-base.
Lin Yuan had no intention of stirring up trouble on this trip, so he ascended Mouse One to a height of one thousand meters, maintaining a steady speed. After all, he only had a three-kilometer line of sight and couldn’t afford any mishaps.
Though Mouse One was overall outdated, it was still far superior to aircraft from the first century. The ascent was straightforward and relatively quiet, with a flying speed of 100 kilometers per hour that suited Lin Yuan's current Auditory Radar response speed perfectly.
It just needed a bit of heavy metal percussion to liven things up.
Before long, Lin Yuan piloted Mouse One over the territory inhabited by Colin Red Hornets. Although he was flying at an altitude of one thousand meters, his Second Audio-Visual Radar could still accurately lock onto the situation below, including the vibrant Big Red Hornet Nest.
Initially, he thought that flying at one thousand meters would be safe enough. However, as Mouse One passed by a Big Red Hornet Nest, all the Colin Red Hornets were suddenly stirred up. They surged into the air like a red cloud, seemingly furious. It’s worth noting that these Colin Red Hornets were nearly the size of human heads—imagine a rooster's size.
Their flying power clearly surpassed that of Anzhela Venom Bees, making their rapid ascent quite imposing.
At first, Lin Yuan was genuinely startled, but he quickly calmed down. He wasn’t bouncing around on the ground like a Mechanical Rabbit; he was piloting Mouse One.
There was no need for excessive caution; with a gentle push on the control stick, Mouse One instantly accelerated to a speed of five hundred kilometers per hour, leaving those Colin Red Hornets in the dust in the blink of an eye.
In that moment, Lin Yuan felt an immense sense of pride. His caution diminished as an urge to speed surged within him. After all, he had already set his direction and altitude; there were no mountains along this route—why not go all out?
With that thought in mind, Lin Yuan gradually increased Mouse One's speed from five hundred kilometers per hour to eight hundred kilometers per hour and then to one thousand two hundred kilometers per hour. Remarkably, the entire acceleration took only ten seconds!
Although Lin Yuan couldn't feel that suffocating thrill, the rush of speed made him want to howl with excitement!
One word: exhilarating!
This was way cooler than any 21st-century supercar. Just as Lin Yuan was about to push the Mouse One to test its true potential, a terrifying scream suddenly echoed in the cockpit.
"Stop! Damn rebels, filthy maggots, dirty excrement, stinking bread, three-second countdown to destruction... 1... Laser Annihilation Bomb..."
At first, Lin Yuan was so startled that he nearly lost his mind, but he quickly realized that this was none other than that damned Gatekeeper, the Exile who deserved a good thrashing, and the Intellect slave S-5!
"Damn it!" Lin Yuan cursed silently in his mind, frustrated by his lack of a vocalizer. Fortunately, in the next moment, the virtual image of the Gatekeeper appeared before him.
"Ah, it is the esteemed Executive. Have you been kidnapped? How did you end up on this rebel aircraft? Oh, well, I will grant you entry exemption immediately. However, esteemed Executive, I must warn you that there are still quite a few rebel maggots surviving on this filthy planet. They are the most brutal thugs, terrorists, and religious fanatics. Flying so ostentatiously in their airspace makes you an easy target for them. They might even attack the Sub-base. At that point, all consequences will fall on your shoulders! I reserve the right to testify against you in the Supreme Court of Mechanical City for your reckless actions leading to grave mistakes."
"Damn it!" Lin Yuan felt like he was going insane. He couldn't fire at that damned Gatekeeper here; all he could do was accelerate in anger, pushing the Mouse One's speed to its maximum of two thousand kilometers per hour. The sonic boom created by the Mouse One in the air became intensely violent.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan noticed something was off just in time and quickly reduced his speed. He silently vowed that when he found the opportunity, he would definitely give that Gatekeeper a piece of his mind; this was just too infuriating.
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